Spanish Fork, Utah is located south of Salt
Lake City in south Utah County. Settled by Mormon pioneers
in 1850, Spanish Fork gets its name from Silvestre
Velez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Dominguez
who visited the area in 1776. The first settler to
the area was Enoch Reece in 1850.
The city has around 6% of the county's population.
According to the 2000 Census, the population was
20,271.

Real Estate | Housing

The Census records show that there were 5,818 housing units,
75% is owner occupied.
The monthly median housing
cost with a mortgage was $1,076 while the median gross
rent was $659. The Spanish Fork median value for owner occupied
housing was $137,900 with a median real estate tax
of $691.

Income

Spanish Fork median household income in 1999 was
$48,705. Around 16% of the households in Spanish Fork possess some type of self-employment.